Man City To Hold Contract Talks With Manager Pep Guardiola After Season

Man City will hold contract talks with Manager Pep Guardiola in the summer as the club aims to "build a dynasty" to rival that of ManU, according to Simon Stone of the BBC. ManU won eight of the first 11 Premier League titles under former Manager Alex Ferguson, and Man City "would like to replicate that dominance." Guardiola's contract expires in '19. Guardiola, who previously coached Barcelona and Bayern Munich, became Man City's manager in the summer of '16. In his debut season, the team finished third in the Premier League. Man City Chair Khaldoon al-Mubarak described that season as "disappointing," but the club believes the 46-year-old is "now reaping the benefit of that campaign" (BBC, 12/17).